Revisiting and reimagining the Korean tradition of tteok guk. By Eric Kim Every year, around 1 or 2 a.m. on Jan. 1, Joline O’Leary drives home from a big New Year’s Eve party. Before turning in for ...

There’s American gas station food and then there’s Korean gas station food. Of the plethora of hot and fresh fare you can get off the highway as you drive through Korea — from noodles, kimbap, ...

K-Pop culture has made Korean food the latest craze! From watching anime characters eating steaming hot ramen in Korean TV shows to seeing popular Korean singing groups like BTS and BlackPink sharing ...

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When I was in Korea a few weeks ago, I fell in love with something called tteok galbi, hand-chopped beef short ribs mixed with vegetables, aromatics, sometimes even pork, then grilled over a hot ...

And a classic, simple salad that recalls summer nights in the south of France. By Melissa Clark Despite my love for charred vegetables and steaks, I’m a fair-weather griller. If I lived in a more ...

Tteok has a reputation of being traditional food that often appears outdated with the same old taste. But Korean rice cakes can be transformed into delicate desserts that are pleasing to the eye if ...

This recipe has been updated. I was introduced to Korean rice cakes, a.k.a. tteok, at Momofuku Ssam Bar in New York around 2013. I worked in the restaurant group’s corporate office at the time, and ...

Tteok are Korean desserts made from steamed and pounded rice. The rice cakes have grown a following in Australia partly due to featuring in K-Drama series. They’re made mostly using natural ...

Mujigae-tteok (rainbow rice cake) is a layered dessert with colors resembling a rainbow. Making it requires effort and patience. My first attempt at making the dessert was challenging, especially ...

As part of efforts by the government to promote Korean cuisine, the Institute of Traditional Korean Food held a rice cake, or tteok, competition at the AT center in Yangjae-dong, southern Seoul. The ...